Genera avium
By: edited by P. Wytsman ; with contributions by P.L. Sclater ... [et al.]
Published: 1905
Place of publication: Brussels : V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Birds; Pictorial works
Notes: Cover titles.

Most authorities (including: Ornithological books at Yale, Claus Nissen (in his Schöne Vogelbücher) and Jean Anker (in his Bird book and bird art)) call for 44 plates, but the work is complete with 43, the original wrapper of Part 4 calling for 2 plates (cf. cover) but including only one.

--pt. 18. Passeres, fam. Paridae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 19. Grues, fam. Gruidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 20. Casuarii, fam. Casuariidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 21. Grues, fam. Rhinochetidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 22. Apteryges, fam. Apterygidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 23. Passeres, fam. Chamaeidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 24. Passeres, fam. Hyposittidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.--pt. 25. Casuarii, fam. Dromaiidae / by L. Brasil.--pt. 26. Grues, fam. Mesitidae / by L. Brasil.

Includes bibliographies.

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Smithsonian copy contains 44 plates: 43 plates in the published work plus 1 plate from the prospectus.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Passeres, fam. Eurylaemidae / by Ernst Hartert.; title: pt. 2. Picariae, fam. Todidae / by P. Wytsman.; title: pt. 3. Psittaci, fam. Stringopidae / by T. Salvadori.; title: pt. 4. Psittaci, fam. Nestoridae / by T. Salvadori.; title: pt. 5. Psittaci, fam. Cacatuidae / by T. Salvadori.; title: pt. 6. Picariae, fam. Coliidae / by P.L. Sclater.; title: pt. 7. Steganopodes, fam. Pelecanidae / by Alphonse Dubois.; title: pt. 8. Picariae, fam. Musophagidae / by Alphonse Dubois.; title: pt. 9. Passeres, fam. Pipridae / by C.E. Hellmayr.; title: pt. 10. Picariae, fam. Galbulidae / by P.L. Sclater.; title: pt. 11. Psittaci, fam. Loriidae / by T. Salvadori.; title: pt. 12. Psittaci, fam. Cyclopsittacidae / by T. Salvadori.; title: pt. 13. Picariae, fam. Bucerotidae / by Alphonse Dubois.; title: pt. 14. Picariae, fam. Meropidae / by Carl Parrot.; title: pt. 15. Passeres, fam. Certhiidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.; title: pt. 16. Passeres, fam. Sittidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.; title: pt. 17. Passeres, fam. Regulidae / by C.E. Hellmayr.